Miscellany (Continued from 8)
The Flower Empower committee (photo by Renee Kim Photography)
Jennifer Darling, Colleen BarnettTaylor, Michelle Steinberger (photo by Renee Kim Photography)
Violinist Tessa Lark and pianist Amy Yang (photo by David Bazemore)
Béla Bartók’s “Romanian Folk Dances” kicked off the concert also featuring Eugène Ysaÿe’s “Sonata No. 4 in E Minor” and two eponymous works by Lark, including “Jig and Pop.” Two Fritz Kreisler pieces ended the entertaining performance, including “Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane,” and John Corigliano’s “Sonata for Violin and Piano.” A delightful show...
The brand’s Belle Epoque Brut 2015 and Belle Epoque Rose 2012 was available for imbibers as well as the Blanc de Blancs, while the tony hostelry’s food and beverage manager Andrew Caine poured an impressive eight tier fountain of the bubbly.
the Year, and Boys Team Charity as Youth Volunteers of the Year. Auction items included a Los Olivos escape to the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern snapped up for $3,500, a Rosewood Miramar dining experience which sold for $2,750, a St. Barts vacation for $3,250, and a first class Four Seasons trip to Maui sold for $7,500. A blooming good time was had by all. Among the supporters were Penny Bianchi, Holly Murphy, Ella Brittingham, Kate Coppola, Hilary Doubleday, Roger and Robin Himowitz, Layla Khashoggi, Diana MacFarlane, Frank Tabar, and Roxanna Solakian.
Poppin’ Plenty of Perrier-Jouët Everything was coming up roses at the idyllic 500-acre San Ysidro Ranch when Beanie Baby billionaire owner Ty Warner hosted a PJs and roses bash for 60 guests to promote the top French label Champagne Perrier-Jouët, known for its floral decorated bottles.
Some of the fanciful fun being had at San Ysidro Ranch (photo by Priscilla)
All guests got to take home sample split bottles of the brand’s Grand Brut (photo by Priscilla)
Alison Brainard Sydney and Margaret Prothero were honored as 2024 Volunteers of the Year (photo by Renee Kim Photography)
Good Job Garrick
Beluga caviar canapés completed the delightful setting while guests left with sample split bottles of the brand’s Grand Brut.
After a delay due to a medical treatment, American pianist Garrick Ohlsson performed an all-Chopin concert at the Lobero at part of CAMA’s Masterseries. It was the first time returning to CAMA since his virtuosic all-Brahms in March 2019.
Powering the Dream
Who’s ready for some PerrierJouët? (photo by Priscilla)
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Petal power was palpable at the 14th annual Dream Foundation Flower Empower lunch at the Rosewood Miramar which welcomed 250 guests and was expected to raise more than $250,000. Ubiquitous emcee and auctioneer Andrew Firestone warmed the crowd, while Christine Emmons was recipient speaker, who also brought her husband Robert on to the chandelier ballroom stage. Alison Brainard Sydney and Margaret Prothero were honored as 2024 Volunteers of the Year, Carpinteria’s Maximum Flowers as 2024 Grower of “Goals transform a random walk into a chase.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Garrick Ohlsson shines (photo by Dario Acosta)
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